Episode 7 - Cults Pt. 1

Murder and Such

History, Society & Culture, Technology, Documentary

4.4 • 737 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In part 1 of epiosde 7 of Murder and Such we give an abridged version of some of the most nortorious cults in American history. This week, we take a look at the suicidal cult that Marshall Applewhite started known as Heaven's Gate, chuck full of buzzed haircuts and fashionable black Nike's. Then we take off to the town of Waco, Texas and check in with David Koresh and the Branch Davidans. A wanna-be martyr with an interesting habit of collecting wives.
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